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you can do what you're told.

You wanted corporate, right?

That was the point.

Did I misunderstand that?

If you do this, if you win,

I'm still screwed.

It says I don't know what

my subordinates are doing...

my judgment is bad, and I'm

not in charge of my team.

I went out on a limb.

I told Burt this was over.

I didn't ask you to do that, Nik.

You know what nobody understands...

about certain kinds...

of low-paid public service work?

Every now and then you get

to put a f***ing stake...

in a bad guy's heart.

Now, we're not supposed

to talk about that...

when we visit a third grade

classroom for career day...

and it doesn't get you very far...

into a country club locker room...

but it's hard to beat

when you actually get to do it.

I have some work to do.

Thank your family very much

for a lovely evening.

Thank you, Judge Gardner.

Officer.

We gotta find the gun.

I had three teams out there already.

He did this.

We know he did it, right?

So...

let's find it.

We can't.

You wanna move on?

I know a guy in the evidence

room, and he owes me a favor.

He can swap these

for the shells in evidence...

give us a ballistic match,

and we'll have our gun.

Go home.

What else you got, man?

Go home.

What else you got, Willy?

This is Willy Beachum.

You tell me what I need to know.

Hey, it's me.

Things sorta got outta hand

today, and I guess...

well, I guess th...

I guess this is something

neither of us...

was expecting

in our lives right now.

And I... I think we have to...

I think we have to f...

to figure out what to do about that.

This is where to find me.

Call me.

You have one unheard message.

Sent today at 4:
10 p. m.

Hi, Mr. Beachum.

This is Stephanie

from Miramar Hotel.

The security tapes you

were asking for are ready.

You can pick them up anytime

at the reception desk.

Thanks.

You know it's him, all right?

There's no doubt

that that guy is him.

Whew.

Well, there's no face.

So? We enhance it.

You want me to enhance a hat.

You know that is him...

and he's there

on the day he shot her.

And why is he there the day of?

What?

Why is he there the day of?

What are you talking about?

This is a guy

who plans everything...

down to the hat, OK?

What's he doing there the day of?

What part of the plan is that?

What the f...

OK.

He's there because

he's gotta see it for himself.

They're at the pool.

Yeah, they're at the pool.

He's jealous,

his wife's having an affair.

No, no, man.

Come on. He's there.

He's getting worked up.

He's about to shoot her.

He's trying on the dress.

He's sniffing her panties.

This guy, this guy here?

He's a psycho.

And the point is

that you're missing, Willy...

he's a psycho

we just caught on tape.

You got motive.

I do not have motive.

You...

I don't have motive

unless I have him...

and I don't have face,

so I don't have him.

That is such lawyer sh*t.

It is lawyer sh*t!

Why d'ya think I'm getting

outta criminal law?

Huh?

And I'll tell ya something.

I'm not gonna end

my career on a case...

where all I have

is an enhanced hat...

when what I shoulda had

was a murder weapon!

That is new evidence.

And what I should've had

was a signed confession!

I told ya from day one

that he was playing games.

And you were the man

shoulda got that for me!

That is a cop-out.

Don't you tell me that.

You couldn't find my gun...

and you're the one that let Nunally...

take the confession of a guy

he just beat up!

Nunally? Nunally lied to me,

that's what happened!

I gotta go make

a case outta nothing.

Just being an a**hole.

Uh, Beachum.

It's done.

In the toolshed,

taped to the lawn mower blade.

District attorney's office.

Can I talk to you?

Have a seat.

OK.

I'm not mad at you or anything.

Oh. OK.

Um, are you all right?

Ahhh.

Hmm.

Can I ask you to do

something for me this morning?

Yeah.

You got your cell phone on you?

Yeah.

Could you sit outside the courtroom?

'Cause I might call you.

And if I do...

uh, just hang up.

You come inside and whisper

something in my ear about...

finding the murder weapon.

You found it.

I haven't decided that yet.

OK.

OK.

Mr. Beachum.

Mr. Beachum, sir.

Mr. Beachum.

Mr. Beachum.

Mr. Beachum.

Mr. Beachum.

Uh, Your Honor, um...

I would like to submit

a motion at this time.

What... What type

of motion, Mr. Crawford?

I move for a judgment of acquittal.

Objection.

On what grounds?

Well, the prosecutor doesn't

have any actual evidence...

proving that I did anything.

I'm about to present

my evidence, Your Honor.

But all of his witnesses will testify...

to the, uh, same facts...

that, uh, my wife was shot

and that I was, uh...

tragically in the house at the time...

and, in a way, a victim myself.

And, uh, I'll stipulate

to the testimony...

of Mr. Beachum's entire

witness list right now.

And accordingly I move

for a judgment of...

I'm sorry.

Under the California...

uh, penal code section

for a judgment of acquittal...

on the ground that the evidence...

before this court is insufficient...

to sustain a conviction.

Thank you.

Your legal skills

seem to have improved...

over the long weekend,

Mr. Crawford.

Mr. Beachum, have you

any new evidence?

Your Honor...

may I have a moment,

Your Honor?

Uh...

Your Honor.

Mr. Beachum.

Mr. Beachum.

I have no further evidence

at this time, Your Honor.

Motion for a judgment

of acquittal is granted.

The jury is released

with our apologies...

and the defendant is free to go.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Well, even a broken clock...

gets to be right twice a day.

Hey, Rob, take it easy, huh?

Willy?

Hey, I just heard.

I'm sorry.

What'd you think,

I wasn't keeping tabs?

I don't know what I thought.

Listen, what do you say...

I take you out tonight and

get you completely trashed?

Tomorrow's just a travel day.

What was that? Willy?

Are you there?

Over here!

Initial there and there,

sign and date at the bottom.

Mr. Beachum.

What a surprise.

Now don't tell me, let me guess.

You've got, uh, religion

or something, haven't you?

You've found God and all that stuff.

'Cause it's not just the winning...

or the losing anymore, is it?

It's the injustice of it.

Heh heh.

This is priceless.

Oh, come on, Willy.

You gotta let me enjoy this

just a little bit, old sport.

You really need to be

nice to me now, Willy.

Why?

Because...

what's left of a life...

depends on a machine

powered by a cord...

that leads to a plug

in an electrical outlet...

and I decide when it gets pulled.

That's why.

Excuse me. I'm looking for, uh...

I'll just call you.

Oh, never mind. Thank you.

I called you all night.

And I need your help.

I don't know anything

about civil court.

And I gotta get...

a restraining order right away.

This guy's gonna pull

the plug on her.

What are you doing?

What do you mean,

what am I doing?

You shouldn't be here.

I gotta tie him up in court.

I gotta challenge

his health care proxy.

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